Fathers and Sons (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivan Turgenev
- First Published: 1862
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1859
- Setting: Northern Virginia and Georgetown
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Parents and children, Nineteenth century, Doctors, Fathers, Duels or dueling, Russia or Russian people, Feudalism
- Locales: Russia
Characters Discussed
Yevgeny Vassilyitch Bazarov (ehv- GEH-nihy vah-SIH-lihch bah-ZAH- rof), a nihilistic young medical school graduate and Arkady Kirsanov’s closest friend. Arrogant and ruthless, Bazarov believes only in the power of the intellect and science. As a revolutionary, he feels himself far superior to Nikolai Kirsanov and his brother. To him, they are hopelessly antiquated humanitarians. He tells them: “You won’t fight—and yet you fancy yourselves gallant chaps—but we mean to fight. . . . We want to smash other people.”
Arkady Kirsanov...
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